BBQ Skewed Beef with Peppers and Cumin

 中文菜谱：孜然烤牛肉串

When talking about the wonderful things in summer?  What comes to your mind first?  Ice cream?  Red juicy water melon?  One of the most wonderful things to do in summer, of course, is BBQ! 

My husband is in charge of most of BBQ work.  But when it comes to BBQ skewed meat or kebabs, it is my specialty! O(∩_∩)O~

Ingredients：

2 pounds chuckeye roast beef
6 to 8 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon rice cooking wine
1 teaspoon ground white pepper  
1 tablespoon oyster sauce
1/2  to 1 teaspoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger powder
2 tablespoons egg white
1 teaspoon crushed red chili peppers
1/2 medium onion, cut into small chucks or slice it
1/4 teaspoon sesame oil
salt to taste
2 to 4 tablespoon water
oil for BBQ
2 to 4 tablespoons crushed red chili peppers   (for topping)
2  to 4 tablespoons cumin seeds  (for topping)

Directions：

Cut the beef into 1 by 2 inches cubes.  Add the beef along with soy sauce, rice cooking wine, white ground pepper, oyster sauce, sugar, dried ginger powder, egg white, onion, sesame oil, crushed chili peppers and salt.  Mix all of them together while slowly adding the water little by little. 

Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.

Take the beef out of fridge 20 before BBQ to warm up to room temperature.

Skew the beef with bamboo skewers  or stainless steel skewers .

Preheat the grill 400F/ 206C.

Spray or brush the grill with oil.  Also spray or brush the skewed beef with oil too.

Add the beef to the grill. 

When the downside is light golden brown, flip them over.

Brush or spray with a little bit more oil. 

Rotate the beef occasionally to cook them more evenly. 

With a coffee/spice grinder, grind the crushed chili peppers and cumin seeds separately.

Sprinkle the beef with ground chili peppe

And then sprinkle with ground cumin

Serve immediately.  I like to serve BBQ meat on a large round slate board

Now it is time to eat!  With a glass of wine in hand, BBQ skewed beef in the other, there is nothing more I can ask for this wonderful moment… O(∩_∩)O~ 

Cheesesteak Sandwich

中文菜谱： Cheesesteak 三明治

During our last trip to Philadelphia, we had some really awesome Philly cheesesteak sandwiches.  I decide to create my own version of Philly cheesesteak at home.  Although they are are not done in the authentic way, they surely taste as good as I expected! O(∩_∩)O~

Ok, it is a little bit embarrassing.  I forgot to buy steaks and I didn’t notice that until I was about to slice the meat.  So I substituted with chuckeye roast beef.  Not bad at all!

Ingredients：

1 to 1 1/2 pounds steak (I substitute with chuckeye roast beef)
4 oz cheddar cheese, sliced
1/2onion， thinly sliced
oil for grilling
salt to taste
freshly ground black pepper
2 bread rolls (authentic Philly cheesesteak calls for hoagie or torpedo rolls.  I can’t find it in local grocery store and I substitute with Italian rolls)
1 to 2 teaspoons of softened butter

sauce： (well, I develop the sauce according to our own preference)

Chicken stock
soy sauce
sugar
oyster sauce
sesame oil

Directions：

Thaw the frozen beef overnight in fridge. Thinly slice it with a meat slicer .

Preheat the grill with a thick cast iron griddle in the center to 425F/218C

Add some oil and then add thinly sliced beef.

Scramble and brown the beef on the griddle with a spatula or tong.

Add thinly sliced onion.

Sauté together

Add sauce and spread the cheese slices on top

Cut the bread open and spread with butter.  Toast on the grill for 30 seconds to 1 minute.

Cover the grill with its lid.  The cheese will melt faster and more evenly.

The grill is really hot.  So we have to use a spatula to stuff the bread

Stuff as much meat as you like O(∩_∩)O~

It is not authentic cheese steak, but it is definitely a great sandwich! O(∩_∩)O~

Fire Grilled Sizzling T-bone Steak

中文菜谱： 铁板T-bone牛排

The weather in Michigan is finally nice and sunny.  You know what that means?  Of course it is BBQ time! O(∩_∩)O~ 

We do fire grilled sizzling T-bone this time.  The steak is tender and juicy, just the way I like it.

Ingredients：

2 pieces fresh T-bone steaks
sea salt to taste
freshly ground black pepper

Directions:

I usually season my steaks with sea salt and pepper only, because I think it is the best way to taste the great beef steak flavors.

Take the T-bone steaks out of the refrigiator 20 minutes ahead of time to allow them warm up a little bit to room temperature.  

Actually after I take them out of the fridge, I decide they are too big for a dinner for two people.  So I grill one piece at a time.

Season both sides with generous amount of sea salt and freshly ground black pepper using a pepper grinder.

Preheat the grill to 500F / 260 C.  Preheat the cast iron sizzling platters together in the grill.

Grill for 2 to 3 minutes.

It sears really fast under high temperature.  That is how we get these pretty grill marks.

Flip the steaks and grill the other side for 2 to 3 minutes depending how you like your steaks.

Ahhhh, fire grilled steaks!  That is what I am talking about! O(∩_∩)O~

I don’t know about you, but I start drooling at this point.

Transfer the steaks to cast iron sizzling platters.

Serve immediately.  The sizzling sound is one of the most beautiful sounds in the world!

Because the sizzling plate is super hot too.  It will continue to cook the steak in front of you.  So be careful not to overcook your steak on the grill.  Otherwise, the medium rare you are hoping for may turn into well-done. 

Fire Grilled Sizzling Ribeye Steaks

中文菜谱： 铁板牛排

Ribeye steak is one of our favorite meats.  When the weather is warm and nice, we love to make our own fire grilled sizzling ribeye steaks in the backyard.

Ingredients：

2 pieces fresh ribeye steaks
sea salt to taste
freshly ground black pepper

Directions:

I usually season my steaks with sea salt and pepper only, because I think it is the best way to taste the great beef steak flavors.

Take the ribeye steaks out of the refrigiator 20 minutes ahead of time to allow them warm up a little bit to room temperature.

Season both sides with generous amount of sea salt and freshly ground black pepper using a pepper grinder.

Preheat the grill to 500F / 260 C.  Preheat the cast iron sizzling platters together in the grill.

Grill for 1 1/2 to 2 minutes.

It sears really fast under high temperature.  That is how we get these pretty grill marks.

Flip the steaks and grill the other side for 1 to 2 minutes depending how you like your steaks.

Ahhhh, fire grilled steaks!  That is what I am talking about! O(∩_∩)O~

I don’t know about you, but I start drooling at this point.

Transfer the steaks to cast iron sizzling platters.

Serve immediately.  The sizzling sound is one of the most beautiful sounds in the world!

 After the wonderful steaks and wine, I serve homemade dark chocolate ice cream with caramel sauce which is also made from scratch too! O(∩_∩)O~

Now the meal is the complete! O(∩_∩)O~